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Ta-Da! Rainbow Heart Tutu is Here!

Posted on January 27, 2015 | 14 comments

And it’s beautiful.

It’s exactly how I envisioned it, and my daughter LOVES it!

When I tried snapping some photos of her yesterday, it was impossible to get a clear, smiling pic, she was far too busy twirling and twirling and twirling and twirling. She’s just so happy to finally be able to wear her fabulous big princess tutu and flounce around the room like she’s off to a ball.

It’s just a shame that it’s January and freezing cold, because I imagine if she could, she’d be wearing this outfit 24 hours a day. She did ask: “Mama, can we take this to Australia?” so I’ll have to find some space in our luggage to squeeze in the world’s poofiest tutu!

Aren’t the hearts just gorgeous? I know I go on about it, but I just love the colour change of the Scheepjes Larra Batik. I love that each row is a different colour and the beautiful stitch detail that the Larra gives.

I hope I can find the time to take some better photos, I was much too busy enjoying the twirling to concentrate on how the photos would turn out!

And, coming soon: The tutorial! You’ll be able to make this outfit for yourself, very soon!

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Tagged ballet, crochet, heart stitch, larra, larra batik, rainbow, scheepjes, scheepjeswol, tutu

Rainbows in January

Posted on January 20, 2015 | 3 comments

It feels like I don’t get to see many rainbows this time of year. January is the month that most makes me miss Australia. This time of year in Holland it’s dark, it’s cold, and the wind is almost too much to bear.

But it’s not all doom and gloom. If you can’t get to a rainbow, bring a rainbow to you!I had hoped to have this tutu finished for you this week, but a friend of mine had her baby a few days ago and I had the tremendous honour of being her birth partner. I can’t tell you how much I loved being a part of bringing someone amazing into the world, and I still find it difficult to believe that the entire world didn’t stop to acknowledge what had happened.

But, the tutu. It’s coming along nicely. I’ve decided to go down the skirt and top route and the skirt will be a wraparound so it’s easy to get on and off and more durable than an elastic band. I’m just hoping that I managed to buy enough tulle as I bought from a one-off market and I’m sure I’ll never find those exact shades ever again!

I just love working with the Scheepjes Larra. It’s such a smooth yarn to crochet, especially for a tight crocheter like me! I think the outfit is going to look absolutely amazing. I’m almost too scared to show my daughter the progress in case I never get it back to finish! I think I’ll have to make myself an adult version!

What do you think of the progress? Any last minute tips for me?

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Tagged crochet, haken, heart stitch, larra, larra batik, rainbow, scheepjes, scheepjeswol, tutu

Rainbow Tutu Progress

Posted on January 13, 2015 | 9 comments

Aren’t these colours just amazing? I’m so impressed with how they pop out.

I’m really enjoying using the Scheepjeswol Larra for this project. It’s easy to work with and it works up really fast as a result.

The stitch I’m using is a Heart Stitch nested into a series of Double Crochets and I’m about halfway through making the top of the tutu. I still haven’t decided how I’ll do the sleeves – I’m letting this just grow organically, jotting down the stitch count as I go so I can write the pattern once it’s complete.

I’m also considering how I’ll do the tutu part – should I make it a dress, or would it make more sense to make the tutu a skirt and then the top can be worn all the time. Decisions decisions.

What would you do?